Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-04-29
VOLUME XXVII--NUMBER %.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, April Is, 1887.
al have seen all sorts of receptions" /"
said one of the disgusted ushers
at the White House, "but never saw
anything like this before. 1t Was SIM
ply awful" He was alluding to the
scene which took place in the East
Room on Easter Monday, the day on
which, through time-honored custom,
the children of the District of COlum-
bia are allowed the privilege of the
White House grounds for the purpose
of egg-rolling. At the hour for the
Presidents tri-weekly handshaking,
they took advantage of their oppor-
tunity to. pour into the Executive
Mansion, and the jam that ensued and
the debris that followed their presence
there as well as on fairgrounds, was
amasing. 1t required large force OF
men the greater part of the next day,
to clean up the egg-shells, orange
peels, papers and other remnants of
the frolic.
It-is the dull season, and perhaps
subjects of conversation are scarce,
but doubt whether anything relating
to the President was ever more dis
cussed than that absurdity about his
request to have n private passage-way
made for his use alone at one of the
popular theaters in this city. OF
course he made no such request nor
had any such desire, nor ever even
thought of such a thing. There prob
ably never was a more democratic
Democrat than he, and if he were less
so, he does not attend amusements of
any kind sufficiently often to want
any special conveniences for himself
The whole dreadful truth about the
matter is that they are having some
new exits and entrances constructed
at Albaugh's theater because they are
needed, and one of them, usually
closed, can be opened at any time to
let persons in or out. The President
became tired of seeing the statement
published that he had requested a pri-
vate entrance for himself, and etated
that he had never been subjected to
Inconvenience or difficulty in reaching
his box, that he had no objection to
passing through the auditorium, and
that his wishes were not consulted in
regard to changes that are under way
at Albaugh's. So that bit of gossip
exploded.
The Senate which closed its session
on the 4th of March was composed of
foty-two Republicans and thirty-four
Democrats. AS newly constituted, it
will consist of thirty-nine Republicans
and thirty-seven Democrats. The
President is being advised to call both
Houses Of Congress together in extra
session next August or September.
He will not do that, nor is it consid-
cred expedient by his best counselors,
but it is quite probable that October
will find Congress in session. The
President is quoted as saying that the
Forty-ninth Congress "left undone
many things that it should have done" I"
and that he intended to give some
thought to the subject of an extra ses-
sion at his earliest convenience. His
auditor remarked that if Mr.. Cleve-
land believes the public good demands
an extra session he will call one in
spite of the presiding genius of Hades,
that he was just that sort of man.
It.seems Private Secretary Lamont
finds his official life rather monoto-
nous SO far as gossip is concerned, and
does not understand why he is per-
nitted to remain undisturbed in his
position, since the ill-wishers Of the
Administration have been so persis-
tently officious in breaking the Presi-
dents official household. Higher of
ficers than the Colonel have been
made to resign repeatedly during the
past two years, and why should not
his turn come?
| When a newspaper man asked him
which would be the next big appoint
ment, he replied "the new Private
Secretary, I suppose" When asked
if he was not afraid to perpetrate such
joke as that on even a moderately
enterprising news-gatherer he said,
not at all, why should l be afraid?
I have enjoyed nearly all tie glories Of
public Office except that greatest glory
"a quarrel with the Administration
and a resignation. l think it is fairly
my turn now to come in for a little of
the fame which grows out Of resigna-
ton of Office which is not resigned.
Go ahead" continued he, "and say
have resigned" The newspapers had
conferred almost every other distinc-
ton upon him, he said, and they would
set it all right at last anyhow.
Dem.
A FRIEND was condoling with a man